Archive · 21 Sep 2026
Backrooms Becomes A24’s First Film To Reach $400 Million
Backrooms is a scary movie made for about $10 million.
It has earned more than $400 million from movie theaters around the world.
This makes it the biggest movie ever released by A24.
The movie made especially strong opening-weekend sales in the United States.
Its total grew further after it was released in China and Japan.
Kane Parsons directed the movie when he was 20 years old.
He first became known for making horror videos on YouTube.
A sequel is planned, and Parsons is expected to direct it.
The movie’s success shows that inexpensive horror films can become very popular in theaters.
Backrooms has earned $400.09 million worldwide, including $197.5 million in the United States and Canada.
The A24 horror film cost $10 million and is the studio’s highest-grossing movie.
Its worldwide total increased after releases in China and Japan, including $3.5 million from Japan.
Backrooms opened with $81 million domestically and $118 million worldwide, setting an A24 record.
Director Kane Parsons was 20 at release, and a sequel is reportedly planned for 2028.
- Who
- A24 released Backrooms, directed by Kane Parsons.
- What
- Backrooms surpassed $400 million in worldwide box-office earnings.
- When
- The film opened in the United States on May 29 and reached the milestone after nearly four months in theaters.
- Where
- It earned money in the United States and Canada, China, Japan, Mexico, the United Kingdom and other markets.
- Why
- Its worldwide total passed $400 million after a late run in Asia, including releases in China and Japan.
- Worldwide gross
- $400.09 million
- Production budget
- $10 million
- Domestic gross
- $197.5 million in the United States and Canada
- International gross
- $202.57 million
- Domestic opening
- $81 million
- Worldwide opening
- $118 million
- Director
- Kane Parsons
- Reported sequel timing
- Possibly 2028